tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post2490840109216777292..comments2024-03-09T11:34:22.175+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Have a biscuit by Imogen RobertsonMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-11357204890400353182015-07-17T16:03:07.266+01:002015-07-17T16:03:07.266+01:00What a great post! At the literary kitchen we have...What a great post! At the literary kitchen we have been trying to make marchpane with a recipe from a 16th-century marchpane, and we were also wondering how to interpret a recipe of the time.. The result was great, but somehow quite different from 21st-century biscuits! <br /><br />If you ever have the time to stop by our blog, here is the link: https://nicoandamysliterarykitchen.wordpress.com/ . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-69051544000012477592011-09-22T02:21:36.593+01:002011-09-22T02:21:36.593+01:00Wonderful post! I learn so much here...now, excuse...Wonderful post! I learn so much here...now, excuse me while I go for a snack. I'm suddenly quite hungry.Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-89138162314763409002011-09-21T19:29:03.335+01:002011-09-21T19:29:03.335+01:00BuffySquirrel you should get Sally Grainger's ...BuffySquirrel you should get Sally Grainger's book called <i>Cooking Apicius</i>. She's a re-enactor & hands-on cook of Roman recipes. She really tries them out. She's so good that she has appeared on several documentaries and has a regular gig at the Getty Villa in Malibu. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1903018447/theromanmyste-21Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-15274250210082007092011-09-21T14:45:12.914+01:002011-09-21T14:45:12.914+01:00I have a copy of Apicus's Roman cookbook that ...I have a copy of Apicus's Roman cookbook that I dive into whenever my characters want to eat. I've often thought about trying some of the recipes, but they're so vague! Also, not a great cook, nor married to one. In fact, my family don't seem to like cooking much at all.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-7740178209699302582011-09-21T11:59:26.312+01:002011-09-21T11:59:26.312+01:00Cheers! Cat, they were quite sweet, but not half-a...Cheers! Cat, they were quite sweet, but not half-as sweet as I thought they'd be. That said, Ned did add more flour to get a workable dough. The biggest flavour was definitely the coriander. That's fascinating about the Nostradamus perfumes. There's a great scent shop, Floris in St James's that's been open since 1730. I'd love to know how their perfumes have changed over the years... I do recommend the book all, there's gold on every page...Imogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925800621947616280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-91786775929943936252011-09-21T11:35:20.209+01:002011-09-21T11:35:20.209+01:00Fascinating post Imogen! I use objects as inspirat...Fascinating post Imogen! I use objects as inspiration all the time and there's nothing better than getting back to primary sources. Re the rose water, when I was writing The Nostradamus Prophecy I visited his house (now museum) in Salon-de-Provence and read through his recipes for Elixirs, Potions etc His formula involved picking almost 1,000 roses before dawn, crushing and boiling the flower heads and then adding 400 more! It's believed that his reputation as a successful plague doctor was made because the fleas that carry the disease from rats to humans could not stand the strong smell of his rose water mixture. It must have been a zillion times more pungent than modern perfumes.Theresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240135723649161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-21521908701001536802011-09-21T10:51:58.172+01:002011-09-21T10:51:58.172+01:00I'm not a fan of sweet things like cake and bi...I'm not a fan of sweet things like cake and biscuits (just as well, or I'd be the size of a house) but I loved this post.<br /><br />Just how a simple domestic piece of writing can lead someone with a curious mind into so many aspects of the past and "cook" them up into a story, as I imagine one day you will.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-6728915634212310292011-09-21T10:21:25.088+01:002011-09-21T10:21:25.088+01:00That is wonderful! Quite fancy one of those biscui...That is wonderful! Quite fancy one of those biscuits right now!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-8341070561677119112011-09-21T09:00:25.994+01:002011-09-21T09:00:25.994+01:00Hear, hear! About marrying a great cook. Don't...Hear, hear! About marrying a great cook. Don't know what I'd do without my husband who cooks for me, also proofreads, does research and makes me drawings and maps! <br /><br />I loved this post and can't wait to try a recipe with a "fpoonful of fack" rubbed over with a feather.Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-30488683900363933472011-09-21T08:11:51.468+01:002011-09-21T08:11:51.468+01:00It works with equal quantities of sugar and flour?...It works with equal quantities of sugar and flour? Were they very sweet? I am genuinely curious!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com